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Packers named best fit for ex-Eagles $45 million 16-sack star

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The Green Bay Packers were recently linked to a former Philadelphia Eagles standout defender.

Packers named best fit for ex-Eagles $45 million 16-sack star originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Although the Green Bay Packers โ€™ pass-rushing attack is in good hands with former Dallas Cowboys edge rusher Micah Parsons leading the way, they could make a move to help take it to an elevated level.

Signing a former Philadelphia Eagles standout defender who finished with 16 sacks in 2022-23 should be regarded as a high-level free agent option for the Packers, according to NFL. comโ€™s Matt Okada. โ€œReddick was a Pro Bowler in 2023,โ€ Okada wrote Wednesday.

โ€œThen, he departed Philadelphia in a trade and held out through the start of the following season in New York -- and he lost a lot of his luster. โ€ โ€œSince the start of the 2024 campaign, he's totaled just 3. 5 sacks and 62 QB pressures, a sharp drop from the double-digit sacks and 50-plus pressures he logged in four straight seasons prior.

โ€ โ€œA potential solution is to put him opposite Micah Parsons in a Green Bay defense coordinated by DC Jonathan Gannon. With Gannon on the sticks and Parsons drawing all the attention on the other edge, Reddick could be unlocked for a renaissance season, and the Packers could field one of the scarier pass rushes in the league. โ€ While New York Giants edge rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux would also be a realistic option for the Packers, New York is unlikely to trade him this offseason, making it wise for Green Bay to turn its attention to Reddick.